Year Certifications - Training
1975, 1976, 1977 Canadian Yachting Association White; Bronze and Silver sails certifications - Sabot (Optimist, Laser 1) plus racing
1977-78 Royal Canadian Marine Cadets Navigation/chart training/sail making and repair - Saguenay QC
2011 Vieux Port Yachting (VPY) - Québec Sail Training course level II - 1 week and docking maneuvers Transport Canada (TC) Canadian Pleasure craft permit
2012 Power Squadron of Canada (PSC) VHF-ASN course - Transport Canada
Canadian Yachting Ass/CanSail Day Skipper Standard - Sail
Formation Nautique Québec (FNQ) Electrical and Mechanical Troubleshooting courses
2013 FNQ GPS and Radar training courses
CanSail Coastal Navigation Certificate
2014 PSC Weather course - coastal and world
FNQ Managing Sea Emergencies
2015 TC MED-A2/FUM-A2 -Small passenger - carrying vessel safety - offshore safety
2016 Industry Canada HF/MF SSB Basic with honours - call signs : VA2AFU / V03LPG
PSC Celestial Navigation - self study
2017 Reed's Celestial Navigation Celestial Navigation - practical
Roatan Divers - Roatan - Honduras PADI - open water diver
2022 Discovery Sailing (DS) - Nova Scotia Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Yachtmaster (YM) - Offshore Theory
Heart and Stroke Foundation First Aid course - AED - expiry 2025
2023 DS RYA YM - Offshore - prep week and exam - completed and passed
RYA PPR - Professional Practices and Responsibilities
RYA Commercial Endorsement up to 200gt
Marine Medical - TC ENG1 medical equivalent
Seven Seas Prep Academy - Florida STCW Basic Training (95 & 2010) - expiry 2028
ICC - certificate International certificate of competency - pleasure craft
DS RYA - YM Ocean Shore based course completed
2024 RYA - Yacht Master - Ocean - commercial endorsed - 200gt